Team India skipper Rohit Sharma has hailed the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) transfer to introduce a ‘Test Cricket Incentive Scheme’. With an intention to recognise the efforts of gamers prioritisng the oldest and the longest format of the recreation and to promote and encourage the longest format of the recreation amongst children and these wanting to play for the nation in the future, TCIS comes as a welcome change given the focus of gamers shifting to the IPL with the sums of cash concerned.
“Test cricket was & will be the ultimate format and it’s great to see @BCCI & @JayShah leading the way in prioritizing Test cricket,” Rohit mentioned on Twitter (now X) a day after his aspect sealed a 4-1 Test sequence win towards England in Dharamsala. India beat England by an innings and 64 runs in the sequence finale.
As per the scheme, the gamers taking part in greater than 50 per cent of the Test matches in a season will be paid double match charges of what they’re paid presently per recreation. So, for instance, if a participant is taking part in 5-6 video games out of 9 in a season, he will be paid INR 30 Lakh if he’s a part of the taking part in XI and if not then the quantity of INR 15 Lakh stays the identical. Similarly, if a participant options in 7 or extra video games out of the supposed 9, he will be paid INR 45 Lakh and if not a part of the taking part in XI then INR 22.5 Lakh per match.
“This innovative scheme is a testament to BCCI’s commitment to recognizing and rewarding the efforts of our players, fostering a sense of financial security and motivation to excel in Test cricket,” BCCI mentioned in a launch. Reacting to the identical throughout the post-match press convention, head coach Rahul Dravid noticed it extra as a recognition than a monetary incentive and hoped that is the case with gamers too.
“I really hope money is not going to be the incentive to play Tests. It’s just nice that how tough Test cricket can be is being recognised. So, I wouldn’t see it as an incentive to make people play Test cricket, I hope not. I hope it never really comes to that. But I think it is just probably a recognition that this is a tough format,” Dravid mentioned on Saturday, March 9.
